Telegram-herald., 1887-03-13

aaght tEat In stt heal the anxiety that
rssss "a t-s fig4ly, 0ai andy hear. u
Ailhceat Crsy.
Twenty times &urins THE day she hsd
approach led Nadine sikh 3 aeteFfhins
10 nre on al scTts q point bieak batter
ies-Ire4nt 20 take ths giTl by sfol.a-aud
twenty tirles size had bfen driVea back
routed with great slaughter - the lHno-
esECe ef Nadine lovely eyes. NJ, she
could not AK . question thst wo1ld
make hsr friend unhappy uneasy. dis
trlzfful ~ tae flsH whoa. II she ot4 uCt
love. she had - least elected t. marry
so the day wore on, and eventide cane
and died. and a0w night IS Ca them, and
snce again Nadine Is stand ns before her
glass ulTIoz tAat feAeles fgam ceiling
80 ncor-reIarliug with anxious saze
the lovely ioru Dat gazes ozck 81 hsl.
Once more shs would be beautiful.
Once more she weaid De pheasant in Us
eyes liie in oHp3rissD with whom ali
the world IS poor.
Tonight hers gown is blre. A pale elec-
fric blue tAat lhro.Fs lato pufer premig
cnce the starting ftlraess.l her meek and
arms. she rs Al~rr.ns now, torc c-ing
her dress here, auc moYlg q flower
meut shall nave the honor of lyng on
her pretty bosom.
Some vague sense Of evil hal warned
her against the cross. 20, She would rot
wear that. IL had distressed dear Iady
NalworfA, had wlitcned her face anti
made her kind lips stern: Some old men-
ory, sad and angry, had been brought 70
mind by IT, Not only that first time when
she had given way 20 IN exclamation
but again that second time when he
Nsnrice-Mr Dur@n-hgd lei her up 10
where she stood, I.sdy Valw0rth had
seemed panied sad, cold, unable 10 give
her the kindly smile that. mp 10 the
wearing of thar lucklesl cross. had ever
greeted her. 30; certainly she VIII not
wear tt--0ut--
There is the sapphire pendant. That
lovely. sparkling thing that Paul, too,
had gwen her, and tha, as yet has never
graced her ncck. True, he had warned
her nOt 10 wear either II or the cross IN
common! lie had got them through his
business IL some strange way hc had
failed 70 explain. They were valuable:
TOO valuable 70 be worn publicly rs yet,
until he had made his fortune ard hers
Too valuable 70 be worn at Mrs. Brand s.
for example lie had, indeed. made
her give her promise rot 70 wear them az
Mrs Brand :, and she had faithfully kept
that pro-a'se.
But there lie had not surely calcn-
lated on the fact that she would ever be
herein such . house s. this. ii he he'd
known, he would have been the first 10
tell her 10 mako herself look as charm
ing Gs was possible 10 her. DE would
have had her 10 whit behind the rest.
The very fact that she does not love him
has made her tho more particular in the
matter Of oboyirg him, and now q little
pang shoots across her heart rs she Won
dere whether she had been deaf 10 his
desires when sho hung that diamond
cross last night around hcr neck. Ccr-
tainly 4 had brought he- no deIs -
no lack II had hurt Lady NalwortL r
kind friend 1t had hurt Duran. too, in
some odd way. Size could not tell how
exactly. but he had asked her one or two
questions about Il, end had rcfrcincd
from praise Of Il, even when she laid il IN
his palm FOR inspection.
No: net the cross The sapphire pend
ant. rather She lifts it from IFS case,
and raises her arms shove her head and
clasps it round her neck. As She gees L
glittcrirE upon her lovely skin. she
ward full of yirlisl delight n tho beauty
Of II. sud teus hcraclf thar LADY Val
worth viii lie pleased 70 sec her thus
bcdScked out r. ID honor 20 the home
coming OF hcr son. Capt. Boyle-this
dearly loved son. who. 70 Nadine. is as yet
Unknown, bat Of whom she has heard so
mnch.
With q last lingering glance at the
mirror. TINT gives her back her charms 90
truly. She leaves the room As yet il is
early for the arrival Of gTests. and ~ she
enters the huge ball r0oDl she finds il al
most deserted. Tho lddlers arc tuning
their Instruments ia 3 EnoDotonoas lugg-
hri0us way. and one or two people ere
laughing az the lower euu OF the room.
The lights a. set axe din. and Nadine can
scacely see them She walks quickly
I'm their direction. her heart beating
gladly With q sense n youth and JOY. Nlat
no misery in tie future has power 20 XIII.
As She draws nearer the laughter She can
sec that her tEo or three have developed
f. into p group Duran is here. and Gerald
Massareenc. Mrs. BRAID sEd Miliiceut.
"A Nadine comes mp 30 tlem some II
the servants ifrn up the i'girs 70 the
flllest. and quite glow 90 brightness "a
func upon tho raon. UrTHu steps for
ward 70 greet NadInr lie says rothrg
20 hcg. hui oalr holds out IFS hand O. II
iu welcome In reality. flc sofi sweet
beauty ~ hc- hos entered int9 im aHd
stricken him dumb. Ihe lamps are shin
ing uran hcr starry eyes, hcr red parted
Nrs. Ler fere ike r flower. Ihe
dainty fhF eenre. chat half bespesks
tne praise artl h.'f feeI.cs DE-. tie lovely
k'ssa1ie Ho.th. tfat would Tain raF.